People: Oct. 27, 1967

Twasn't the first time that a man got off a plane in Washington while
his baggage flew on some place else, but in this case Van Cliburn, 33,
had a concert to play. Having arrived too late to rent any formal duds,
Cliburn phoned Lady Bird's press secretary Liz Carpenter, whose husband
Leslie matches Cliburn's 6-ft. 4-in. height. Sorry, said Liz, Leslie's
tails were at the tailors. "But I've just been talking to a tall man,"
she added. "If you can come to the White House you can have the best we
have." The string-beany pianist zipped over and with the...